Patrick Schaefer wrote:
Michael J. Mahon schrieb:I'd recommend at least a 400v capacitor--and if you can get one rated for AC, all the better.It has to be rated for AC, because it is located before the fuse. These safety-critical capacitors are marked "X2". They can easily be recognized by their UL, VDE, S, T�V etc markings -- no regular capacitor has these.Recycle one from any broken household appliance that has a motor inside...
The one he referenced is an X2 with a 250vac rating, as well as being a perfect physical match! -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."